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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-09
General News,


WET weather.
Business good
RED river is rising.
RIVER rising slowly.
Lively on the leyee yesterday.
TuE Gayoso left for Tiptonvillc with nice
trip.
TnE Kate Adams had good trip for Kan
sas City.
TnE Ohio is falling at Cincinnati and
Pittsburg.
TIN d. c. Fogel passed TO the Ohio river
yesterday.
The War Eagle is due down on her way to
Vicksburg.
THE War Eagle will add 100 tons of freight
here today
THE Tennessee and Cumberland rivers con-
tinue 10 rise.
Arkansas river is rising at Fort Smith, but
falling at Little Rock.
The Buckeye State leaves Cincinnati to-
morrow evening for this port,
The II. Paul was expected to pass here last
night on her way TO st. Louis.
Tue Eugene is the regular packet leaving
tomorrow evening for Arkansas river.
THE new steamer Rosa Ice VIII arrive this
morning from Paducah, where she was built.
THE Dacotah will load at st. Louis with
1000 tons of private freight for Ouachita
river.
DugING the twenty-four hours ending at
noon yesterday, the river here rose four
inches.
A PARTY Of United States engineers are
surveying for the location of a dyke ut
Mound City bar.
Tnr lighthouse tender Joseph Henry is
due from Cairo. She is ON an inspection
tour, and goes through TO New Orleans.
TnE Anchor line will start two boats out
from St. Louis tomorrow. The City Of Cairo
leaves for Nicksburg and the Annie T. Silver
for New Orleans.
THE James Lee, from Frisrs Point, brought
I'D bales of cotton, IDS bags of seed cotton,
and l,s75 sacks Of cotton seed. She returned
yesterday evening with fair trip.
GAIT. WV. THuRwEGAN, Of the burned
steamer Chns. L. Choutcai, will command
the big Helena in the Memphis and New Or
leans trade. Capt. All. Grisson will go in
the office.
TmE Gayoso, from Tiptonvillc brought 1875
bales of cotton, bags Of seed cotton, l,2l1
sacks ofcotton seed, l2O sacks Of cotton seed
meats, 40 sacks of potatoes, 40 sacks Of corn
and head of cattle.
THE. Coahoma, Capt. John Il. Higgins,
leaves ut . o'clock this evening for Gold
Dust, Osccola and all way landings on the
upper coast. William Smither, Sid Wheeler
and Charley Leftwich are her clerks.
LIST Of snags destroyed by the II. q. Wright
Tor the week ending December g. 1885,: One
at jacket Pattern, 3 In Hackers Bend at
Thompson'S ) In Grccnlcaf Bend, 10 at Eliza
Point, / at Grccniclds, 3 at Birds Point, /
at Cairo, at Goose island, | in Cape Girar-
deau bend, at Ncclcy's. 3 in Tower island
bend. Total - snags Ran lG7 miles.
Tue dimensions Of the Natchez Oliver
Bcirnc, Pargoud r. i. Lcathers and Corona
are a. follows: Natchcz-l.cngth, 303i = feet;
beam, 1913 feet depth 81 hold, 10 feet oil
yer Bcirnc-Lcngth, 200 feet; beam. a feet:
hold, 5 feet PlEoud-Lcngth, 2i2 feet;
beam, a. feet; hold, : feet. Lcathcrs---
Length, 30 feet; beam. l3 feet; hold. feet
a--lcng,h, l73 feet; beam, 81 feet;
hold, q feet. Having made only bushes.
trips 10 NicksbuR from New Orleans. the
Natchcz, Pdrgoud, r. =. l.cathcrs and Corona
have never run against time To that point.
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Miscellaneous.

WmsHY--Straight Kentucky Bourbon,
Maryland and Pennsylvania Rye, Robinson
aud Lincoln counties, Tennessee WHISTLES,
according 10 age and make; common whisky,
OOcG1Sl -, according to proof.
BAGGGNG-GRM7Mc.
TIEs-S1 20Gpl -.
Snor-Drop, 81 80; buck, 81 GO.
lEAD-0c
NMLs-Iron, 50 i5@2 90; steel, 50 ac;a2 IS,
Powprn-Kcgs, s.; half kegs, 81 49, quar-
ter kegs, 81 80.
Tou,oyo-Common 25@35c; other grades,
35dS5c
SSurF-Garncts, $40 s.; Ralph's $40 %;
railroad So -; Gail A. AK, 50.
liuDEs-Dry Hint, No. l. 12IGc; No. 2, 0Hc;
dry saltcd, 76gDc; green sailed, No. !, 6I5ci
No. ?, SIC; green, l@5c; shccpskins, ljc
@$l
CoL On,-Prime white, wholesale lots, lOc
per gallon
Woodbury. grease wool unwashcd $50
lsc; clear grease wool 23Cg2j; bury washed,
2Od3Oc: tub washed 339jjc.
BEEsWAX --2Dc.
TNLLow--Bp3ifc.
FuRs AND SKINs-Dccr, 2iCJ2jc; bear, Sl6g
q mink, l5nlOc; coon, hunter handled. l5d
GDc; country handled l5M5Oc; otter, Sl@5;
beaver 50cGtSi 80; wild cat, ljM25c; fox,
lbcMfl muskut, l0@l5c; opossum, l06gl5c;
wolf jOctaS2 skunk, l5@G0c; panther, SOC
It.I
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Result OF the Shooting Array Not Yet
Reached.

Result OF the Shooting Array Not Yet
Reached.
Special Dispatch 10 the Appeal
BIRNINGnAN, Ala, Dec. There is
still good deal Of feeling in the matter OF
the disputed Red mountain lands which
caused the shooting between Odcn and
Forbes last week. Capt. W. w. Ash's
representatives say they vii exercise TO
the full right that the laRgves them 20
rcpcl forriblc entry, even though they
have 90 bring Calling guns into play.
Capt. Ash bought the property last July
Of parties who held Il under tax title
seventeen ycan old.
The other side claim 10 be able 20 show
title originating with agreement pat.
cntcd in 1867, but no action has yet been
brought IN eject Ash. Cupt. Ash is n
prominent business man Of Holly Springs,
Miss, and has been represented here
throughout the trouble by man
from that place. II IN charged that u
sale Of the land was negotiated for Lock-
wOok last winter, In New York, ut $3.50.
600, but tina, fell through because his title
wasn't satisfactory. John Boggainc,
Capt. Ash's agent, who was
pui under bond Friday for
The shooting Of odcn. was raised in Mem
phis. and did business In Holly Springs
Tor several years before coming TO Dir.
mingham. Good accounts Of him come
from both places lie claims that hc WIS
not ON the grounds at all the day Of the
shooting.
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barley, II 900 bu. shipments-Flour, 1900;
brls; wheat, 5000; corr, 5000 bu; oats,
40,0oobu; rye, 1000; barley, 200 bu.
Afternoon Board--Wheat-Ba Barely steady;
January, size; May, sc. Corn-Easy; De-
cember, 1910 bid; January, isc May, 5o13c.
Oats-Lower; May, 325sc
CHICAGO ILL.,, Dec. s.lAt0m was the favor
tie article on the list with the traders on the
board Of trade at the opening today. The
May options opened at 55l!c, or &c higher
than yesterdays close. I, II quickly sold up
TO 56c. May wheat started In at S5Hc,
against yesterdays close at Sj4c. In the
earlier hours but little was done in provis-
ions January pork opened at Sl4 80. I'm
der heavy selling May Corn dropped down to
65h@559sc, and May. wheat, which had
touched S53lc, went back 10 Soc. Then
came alleged Russian war news, and the
market lrmed up perccpdbly. May wheat
went TO S29sc, but break in corn shortly
after noon took il back points. Corn fell
to 5iHc, and in sympathy with wheat went
up to 55l9c, but heavy selling sent il back TO
Doe. Pork sympathized with the other mar
kets on the way down, but It did not respond
so quickly to the advances The war rumors
having proved false, all the list went back
few points. ,
The leading futures ranged as follows
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Cash quotations were rs follows;

No. 2spring wheat, 77ls@759.c; No. 3spring
wheat, G7lsc; No. cred, 1Siac; No. corn,
i0lsc; No. 2 oats, Bhm3lc: No rye,
GOc; No. barley, 726I7Gc; No, naxsced,
Il ~ prime timothy seed, - 3ld2 80.
Mess pork, per Drl., Si4 2jdl 30; lard, per
100 lbs, 81 22JsGl7 -; short rib sides, loose,
81 IOd7 ~; dry sailed shoulders, boxed,
s. 9OdG short clear sides. boxed, s. soar 81.
Receipts-flour, J6,OOOhris; wheat, $4,000
bu.; corn, llS,OO bu.; oats 10000 bu.; rye,
i,OO bu. barley, GJ,0O0bu.
Shipmcnts-f'lour, 5000 brls.; wheat,
1IOWbu corn, li7,0OO bu. oats, 10000 bu.
rye, 1000 bu.; barley, 5000 bu,
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Dee. s.-Wheat-
Stronger; No. . soft, cash, 7lc bid &c asked;
January, zoe bid; May, 70ssc bid, SO1S asked.
Corn-Strong; No. ., cash. l5c; January, i57Ic
bid, i6i9c asked; May, 1870 bid, iOc asked.
Oats-No. ., cash, &c asked.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
Money. Bonds nnd stocks

NEW NoRE, Dee. s-Moncy on call easy
at TO o per cent; closed offered at "a per
cent
Prime mercantile paper, 66S1 per cent.
Sterling exchange dull but steady at IslL
for sixty days bills aud asa, for demand.
Government bonds were dull and heavy.
State bonds were very dull aud steady.
The stock market today was moderately
active, though the speculation was narrow.
II was somewhat fcycrish and weak, how
ever, being subjected 10 vigorous miding
during almost the entire day. The general
feeling Ia the morning was less hcarsh aud
London was buyer, aud supporting orders
appeared in most oi the spccialtics. Almost
everything ON the active list Is lower to-
night
Railroad bonds were extremely dull. Sales
only Sj5SOOD. Closing prices ART generally
lower Tile total sales Of stocks today were
32lGi7 shares. Closing quotations:
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They Never IaII,
80. sTrtroS N,rSn Nav Yors

80 3Trit0s NAuGu NV NonE CftY,1
January ~. 1874.
have been using BmndWth. Pills for the
lnst ten year They ar q wonderful mcli.
cine. There u nothing equal to them ~
lloud Purifiers and Liver Regulators. But
I wish ~ state how remarkably they cure
rheumatism. and how easily; ! was affected
by rheumatism " the ler, Ny business
wholesale fsh DEALER naturally leads me to
damp places / was go had / could not
walk. aud ~ night ! suffered fcariully: I
tried lalsam.. Sir,alnrilln- aHd 80 kinds uf
tinctur.. but they did me uu good. and
Wa nfmii ~ being cripple. I finally com.
monccd using lmndrth's lills took two
every night for ten nights, then began to
improve. | continued taking them fur forty
DAYS. aud ! got entirely we'll. Now. when.
ever sick. take llmndrtl', Pills. They
never fail. J y, llAERis.
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Provisions.

lIoU pnoprots-Stcady; mess pork, SIC.
sugar cured hams, i,dli 'sc, breakfast ha-
con. ~ hai2r bulk pork, clear sides. s'i@
$50. clear rib sides, sds'sC. long clear, ~
NJ. shoulder. G's6GNsc.
L,Wp- .ucrrcs. 5is@7,sc. half brls 1870
5'sc. F,,5lsmsC; choice kettle, s,s@sa.c,
steady.
-Mnckcrcl half barrels No. I. 81 ~.
No. ? " 90 No ., ~ ~ tOlh Kit, No. 1.
~ u, No. 2 ~ 10 No T. ~ %. Dry her.
ring. family 2ic per box.
Pics frr-larrcls a. 10. hall barrels
tidt ~ kegs. 81 -
fREsu Mr,rs-Choicc beef. hindquartcrs
GF5c. iUvquartcrs, 3ttlr second grade.
hindgunricrs g.. forquarter-, %. common.
hindguartcr s'sc. forcquartcr L.. Sheep
~. Hog, 1i,c.
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GENERAL MARKET.
Itrenlistun..

CoRY Mr,r-Standarl, o. 7oG2 Is, pearl
81 ~, roller, o. NjG12 ~. strong
BEANs-Navy, ~ JOGt2 IS.
oar ME,L-ln half brls, ~ 20 from siorc
FLorR-From store, common. ~ 3jGtj o.,
family, Az 1hCd3 ~. choice. 81 nbc1l rs: fancy.
a. iOfti 25; extra fancy, 81 Sb6Ji 30, patent,
~ sos, steady.
CR,cgERs Soda, extra, o.; soda, treble OK.
trn, Sc, ginger snaps, 6'dg6'sc; assorted
jumblcs, TO-
CR,cKrD WnE,r-In half brls, a. % from
store.
lloNINY AND Gnirs-From store, 81 -.
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Ieed.Inh..

H,Y-Choicc, from store 0Dc. car load
from lcycc or depot, tlGdi5, prime storc.
s0as,c, ear load from lcycc or depot. SliB
~. prairie FROM store 90, ear load frum
lcycc or depot go strong
BH,N-Fnm stor', be from lcyco or lie.
pot SIS ~.
CoRN From store, white TO-; mixed SOC;
from lcycc or depot, white, In bulk, ole:
IN sks., SIC; mixed, In bulk, 5ic. in SKIS, bGc
OArs-- From store, white, CO., mixed, Use.
frum lcyec or depot, white, In bulk, BE, la
sk-, Sc; mixed. la bulk 3ic: la SKIS, pc.
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Groceries.

NEw YoRK. Dec. s.-Coice-Spot fair Rio
firm ut lSAc; options higher. but trading
quiet; snlcs, 5S, 30 bags: December, Sl5 2jC
- -; January, SlI OOtui5 TO- Februry. Sll 81
ttlb ~; March, Sll O0trl5 %; April, ga 75C
u; Nav, sii 75dli %; June $il G5alI ~.
July, tiI h5Cali 20; August, Sll 0JdII a.:
September, Si3 30; October, Si3 75Ml3 Sj:
November, Sl3 05idl3 81; December tlSSs),
Si3 70eIl3 30 Sugar-Sicady aud quiet:
quoted nj SIC for fair refining; rciincd'firn;
mold 4, 71Sc. enthusiastically. Rice
Firm.
NV ORLEANS, Ia, Dec. s.--Sugar-Steady
aud firm; centrifunls, plantation granii-
lated, q O-l6c; choice white ) l5-lGdGc;
of white, 574Mjisc of yellow clarified, s..
@57zc; seconds, IisGt5c. Other articles UNI
changed.
CiNcISSArr, o., Dec. -whisky-Firm;
sales ,6is barrels finished goods on basis Of
81 %. Buttcr-Easicr. Sugar-Strong; tend.
ing upward Eggs Supply liberal; prices
barely sustained; 1Uta2ic. Chccsc-Firm.
Chicago. H.. Dee H--On the produce cx-
change to-day, the butter market was steady;
fancy creamery, sDh@3ic; fancy dairy, 2ja
IL. Eggs, 22d3F.
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LIVERPOOL.

Al noon Spots--fim, dull and good.
Sales 1900 bales, uf which American, II 800
bales. Receipts, IOoObacs. Closing quota
tiOns were ~ follows Ordinary, I fj-lGd;
good ordinary, lid low middling, 5Adi
good middling, . ll.lGl; middling uplands,
D OlGd middling orleans, 5hsd.
Futures opened steady at advance, and
closed easy, ~ follows
The prices are given IN pence and Giths,
thus I 90 means Gi-0ldi and . 0l means
Ltd
At 1 pm; December . sd. sellers, De
ccmber-Jnnunry, 0 SD, sellers January Feb.
ruary, . Sod sellers; February. March, sol,
sellers; Marh-April, ISL, sellers, April
May, . iOd, sellers May.Junc, . i2d, sellers;
Junc-July, 54ld, sellers July-Augusl, D iGd,
sellers
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Live SIOck.

surrr-Choicc, SIC, medium, 3@3i4c;
common, $lCdl 60
LAWns-Choice, s.; common to good, per
head, ~ bOGl3
GEAss CArILE-Choice. 3Id3Sc; good,
2laM3c; fair 20 medium, 2d2isc; seal
lawags, lcpl Sc, feeders, light lkG2c; heavy,
2AM2iSc.
lIoos--Choicc iNc; good 4,1@i9Ic; com.
mon ILmIlSc
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ducks, 81 to 80 per dozen. Rabbits, 81
per dozen. Prairie chickens, So per dozen.
Wild turkeys, 50 per dozen.
POTATOES Firm, selling at s099oc per bu
81 50Gp2 10 per brl; Utah, SlGgl 10 per blu;
sweet potatoes, $2ta2 25 per brl.
CIDER-New York, 80 50 per brl and So 80
per half brl
NINEGAR-per GALLON l0IIt5c
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80 Ian, Il. r, SIS NJ al r. r. r., 49, G., o.
& s,w. r. r., 81; L., n. o. 4 4. r.. r, 40 X. C.,
; y NJ r. r., 2al; NJ, &B Il r., 6i3; steamers,
l'n0 wagon. 20 Total 1910 bales. .,
! 4 \, r. r., l9IE e., .. & $. W. r, r., soi.
Total, ilfl bales
NEW YORK.
Spots opened steady and closed quiet mid
ding, l0lSc. Sales, 1852 bales Quotations
were as follows; Ordinary, IKE; good
ordinary, 3.l6c low middling, 10 Lice;
middling l0]aci good middlng, l0Nci mid
ding fair, II 5-lGc; fair II l5-iOc.
Futures opened steady and closed weak, rs
follows December, 10.38@l03s; January,
lO4j, February, I052@l05l; March, iO6l6p
1862; April, iOGsGlO09; May, lO76G l0.77;
June, l0.s26Ii0.S 50; July, t0.s7@l0ss; August,
l00O@lO.02; September, 10.I5G1O,4s; octo-
her l0.l09 l0,l7 Sales, o., 800 pales.
NEW ORLEANS.
The spot market opened steady and closed
quiet; middling, ll.l6'. Sales, 1000 paes.
Quotations were rs follows Ordinary,
l3-lGci good ordinary, s i5-lGc, low mid
ding 0%c; middling, 1l-l6c; good mid
ding, 10 l-iGc.
Futures opened steady aud firm and closed
barely steady, MS follows December, ONO
073; January, 07i@07s February, 0.sO@
$780, March l00l@lOO9; April, 1912 June,
l03iC1lO.4; July, l0iiGgl0.45, August, 1912
@l0ii. Sales Is, 200 bales
DAILY roRr AND INTERIOR MARKET
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WuIe. su,t ator.rs,

IIoRsEs-Moderatc demand; drivers, 500
dlj0, heavy draft, 500 saddle, Sl256G20D;
extra saddle, S2oOM3DO plugs, SiOa7j;
Texas ponies, sljCpGO.
MuLrs-Modcmtc demand, ~ 10 l5L
hands high, Sl2jglj0; l5Is TO 10 hands high,
SljOHls5.
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tsrocerte.

SrgAr-Pur white. G'fc. on white. Ois6
$50. yellow clarified GaB' &C., open kettle.
5i,miifr. refined A. CSC. standard rrinu.
lated iisc plantation Frlnulatci, &c, pow
dcrrd. TO, cut loaf nc. strong.
R,r-Lruisiana, SOD, Carolina, 68G'Ec.
firm.
C,,pu. sticks OH sifcs. In boxes pals
aud barrels 'st'', fancy assorted, BJtsipr,
firm.
so,r Wp C,Sprr,-soar sa5ilc; can.
dies. fall weight. sa.dRr
Curtsr New York factory. a.. full cream.
iaais'sC Young America he
CuTrr-t ummnu. 1880 ordinary. oD.E
OAr. lair 20 .M22',c. prime Rio. use.
choice 10 fancy si',@9A.c old government.
HHl32c steady.
saginaw. a. siai ~ per barrel.
sacks. huc Al Iiat o. cuarsc. VI loaf ~.
pockets. blchrhcd. ~ -. mixed, barrels.
so IN mixed 2A.a7c
CANNtp Guops-rinc apples. 81 2js,i 30,
Peaches pounds. standard. o. % pounds.
standard. y IS. seconds 81 80. Tomatoes.
pounds standard titti 10 . pounds
standard " sol W Strawberries. 81 ~
llaspbcuics VI ~ llhckbrrrics, 81 l5di -
Urcu mgcs Al 1901 ~ Pears. Al 55et2 ~
rlums VI 6iffi IS. Asparagus. 81 55el -
Green corn, a. 2iHi g. Green peas 81 90
~ Is. Cove %, stcrs, Toll weight pound. o..
pounds, A hhfgi g. light weight pound
Uitf15c. . pounds ii@i ~ Condensed
/ milk. Crown. o. 55ttl ~. Eirlr. o. rs. SWlss
/ ~ -. salmon - - saniinrl. 81 on. mus.
iarl 'arlIne'. ~ - MAckgrol o. 80. herring
mackopl 81 -
Moii~u-iouisilui, iair. az. choice nov.
"a. new prime a. centrifugal. fancy $50
/ a.. common in lir 2vtisF prime 30 choice
iu,rtjr syrup. Detlic. Hfm
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NEw IuRg. Dec. s-With a moderate de.
mand for minor quantities II ~easonablc
goods there WIS fair business reached. with
the market very strong for cotton goods, but
business limited because u NJ stocks.
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PRIuE CRuDE on -32@33c prime summer
yellow $50 i7c choice cooking summer yell
low, zoe prime cotton seed meal, $40 25lD
10 80 ear load lots, less than car load, $500
10 so.
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COTTON MARKETS.

The local cotton market opened easy aud
closed easy; middling. oii.iOc Sales.
400 bales including 100 bale, last evening
Of which $500 ~ exporters aud i,CoO 10
spinner.
rtcnaNoE QUOTATIONS..
Ordinary nominal. good ordinary. sil.iCc
lowmiddling, 07-iGc. mlddling. oil.lGc good
middliny, 10 i-iGci middlins fair, lOJIc. falr.
nominal
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TnE well known strengthening properties
of iron, combined with other tCnics and q
most perfect ncrylnc, arc found IN Carriers
lrun Pills. which strengthen the nerves aud
body, aud improve the blood aud complex.
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wnrS you feel depressed don dose your.
ELI With mean biticrs. Hodge slrlparilla
rcnoyatcs aud in,igoaies Tie system. and
cures all diseases arising irom an impure
state of the blood. 81 per bottle, six bottle,
Tor g.. Manufactured by Rangum Root
Medicine Co, Nashville, Tenn. Sold by
Hester, 2S3 Main street
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Live stuck.

CmcNGO. ILL.,, Dee. S.-Thc Drnycrs' Jour
nal reports Catilc--R Receipts, 1900. ship
mcnts, not reported Market strong for
good, Others weaker fancy. - 5OGG .;
shipping steers, - GjCl ~ stockcrs and
feeders, - 1AN2 Gi. COWS. bulls and mixed,
slm2 80 Texas cattle. " 3j@2 -
ors-l,cccipts. p.Oo shipments 7.OOD
Market opened Be- higher un heavy closed
weak; mixed ~ SOag5 -; heavy - lO@
. ~. light, - aim5 ~; skips, S3Ctl ~.
Sheep Receipts. 1000. shipments, 1000.
Market strong natives. sos ~ western
81 25oal 10; Texans, - 25taJ -, lambs, so
.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
MONEY 9 PER CENT, NEW YORK
EXCHANGE PAR SIZZLING.

Cotton Easy - Middling, o il-loc-
Sales Today, 4,4oo Bales-The Tone
of the General Market steady-Meats
Lower.
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iIon.ohoid supplies.

Arrirs- Kentucky stork s. i0Di pcrbrl.
New York, vat ducl applcs. 6',@Gr
pcf pound irom store. bucd peaches, 90
&c tom store
Nrurr,uLu Onions. 81 por bh.
~ - per bu. Cabbage Northern. t5diOpsf
100. Rmut barwls. O. ilfp hall harrrls
slltl ~. Garlic 81 per iDl
ficsls--Barcls " jog5 90 half barrels.
siCoi a.
EoOs-Wcak at l3q2r.
ntu-O1ngcs Hgl 80 per bor, So tOd7
Per brl. lcmon'. 49, 30 pcrb0x Bihanas.
81 b0a2 10 Der bunch.
Mus -Cocoanuts, S. por 100 Peanuts
Virginia g. rcnnesgcc. farmers stock, 80
ic roasted CSC higher shcllcd. i0c. Pecan,
Texas Ogi2c.
RyHn-london Layers. s.. layers, s. %.
California s. ~.
BvtttR-Dutlerin ijc. creamery $50
S2c, dairy, i9t27c. country butter. i5lbnc
PouttRy-Chickcus - Spring 4iCt2 hcns.
2l'aS turkeys, sG9il dfcsscd chickens.
. .eSSS % taiheys s9lsc per 70, ducks,
squirrels, 81 q pcr dozen. venison :
Whole deer, iSSe s.tds,, S9ioc. wild
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Movements NJ the Ieyee.

:, Arrivals-Gayoso, Tiptonville; James Lee,
Eriars Point d. G. fogel, New Orleans;
Helen Mari, st. Louis
Dopartures-Gayoso, Tiptonville; Kate
Adams, Arkansas City, d. c. Fogel, Ohio
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RussIA's ACTION.
En Masslng OF Troops on the Austrian
Frontiers Partly Explained.

Frontiers Partly Explained.
Pans, December 7.-Accorling to pri.
yaio adyiccs from Warsaw the massing Of
Russian troops ON the frontier Is altribut.
able 10 information received by Russia of
q concerted plan 10y Germany aud Austria
ior united action In the event Of war be-.
tween either oi those power aud Russia.
IN that contingency II was proposed that
Germany and Austria should suddenly In.
wade Russian Poland and occupy Warsaw
by using their greater facilities ior mobil-
ling. In consequence Of the discovery u
this alleged project, Russia resolved 20
compensate Tor her slow power Of mobiliz.
ing by q permanent increase OF her frontier
iorccs The move implies no aggression.
but Is purely defensive prccaulion.
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Tho National manufacturing company
has been organized nj Momphis, The In.
corpomlcrs are @. NJ. Cocn, s. T. Read,
John Il. Taguc, L. u. Melionry aud NJ.
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